少年时,我们一家住在怀特普莱斯市,当时我最好的朋友是巴利发·威廉姆斯。可是,从很多方面来看,我们的生活是完全不同的。他住在两层的木房子里,他们的房子带有后院;我住在一套租来的公寓里,生活困难。他是黑人,我是白人。我高中没有读完,他却考上了哈佛。可是我们有一点是共同的,对我们的一生产生重大影响的是同一个人——他的妈妈,威廉姆斯夫人。那时,我甚至还不知道威廉姆斯夫人的名字,她是个受人尊敬的中学老师,高个子,独自抚养三个儿子,他们一家人住在我们家对面。有时威廉姆斯夫人会给我 When I was a teenager, my family lived in Whiteplays, my best friend at the time was Barry Williams. However, in many ways, our life is completely different. He lives in a two-story wooden house with a backyard in his house; I live in a rented apartment and live in difficult conditions. He is black, I am white. I did not finish high school, he was admitted to Harvard. But one thing we share in common is that the same person, his mother, Mrs. Williams, has a big impact on our entire life. At that time, I did not even know Mrs. Williams’s name. She was a respected middle school teacher. She was tall and raised three sons alone. The family lived across from our house. Sometimes Mrs. Williams will give it to me